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Great British Garden Revival episode 12

Great British Garden Revival episode 12

Great British Garden Revival episode 12: Television gardeners try to save the nation’s gardening heritage. Carol Klein praises daffodils and Chris Beardshaw campaigns for blossom. Carol Klein reveals that she is daft about daffodils. On her revival, she uncovers the history of the UK daffodil industry on a visit to Cornwall’s Tamar Valley, takes to the streets of Falmouth and paints the town yellow, and meets a specialist bulb merchant in Somerset. Carol shares her tips and advice on how easy it is to plant, grow and care for this wonderful spring flower.     Chris Beardshaw is on the

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The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 3

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 3

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 3: Old watering cans, chimney pots and tin baths are the unlikely containers that Carole and Kirsty are using to create an edible container garden at Beechgrove. Meanwhile, Calum has challenged the whole Beechgrove team to grow giant potatoes to see who can grow the biggest.     George and Calum each take their best selection of spring bulbs to compete in the Caley Spring Show at Saughton Park. It’s Calum’s first time entering spring bulbs to the shows, and show veteran and multi-prize winner George has been mentoring him.   The Beechgrove Garden 2022

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The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 2

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 2

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 2: In Beechgrove, Calum is designing and building a garden modest in size and modest in budget, but big on ideas and inspiration for everyone starting their own gardens.     There is a new crop of Beechgrowers for 2022, with six more budding gardeners making regular appearances throughout the series to share their personal gardening video diaries from their own homes, plots and gardens all over Scotland. Meanwhile, George is in his allotment in sunny Joppa and, as ever, he has been busy over the winter building more accessible raised beds and laying new

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The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 1

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 1

The Beechgrove Garden 2022 episode 1: Beechgrove is back in bloom and storming in after Arwen and Barra ripped through trees across the north east of Scotland. In typical Beechgrove style, George, Carole, Bran and Calum are all together on home turf to see how to turn the damage into new developments.     The national flower of Ukraine is the sunflower, and as a mark of support, the team are growing a range of these positive plants at Beechgrove. We also visit a sunflower maze that, in 2021, was a cheerful church initiative in Elie to allow those who

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Beechgrove Garden - Mucking In 2021 episode 1

Beechgrove Garden – Mucking In 2021 episode 1

Beechgrove Garden – Mucking In 2021 episode 1: The Beechgrove team are in the Mar Policies area of Alloa to kickstart a garden makeover with the Wimpy Park Community Group. Over the space of just a few days, the Wimpy Park community, together with just a little help from Beechgrove, transform a neglected walled garden and make it into an accessible space built by the community, for the community.     At nearly three acres it’s a massive site, and with four areas in need of TLC, it’s a challenge that requires everyone to be mucking in, but the team

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The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 25

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 25

The Beechgrove Garden 2021 episode 25: In the final programme of the series, the whole team head to Beechgrove. Carole, George, Brian, Calum and Kirsty help head gardener Mairi prepare for winter and review the progress of the garden’s recovery through 2021.     Calum brings some of his prizewinning veg, including his giant cabbage, to show to the group, while George brings his judge’s scales and measuring tape to see if there are any record breakers. And Chris provides the final report from his garden high in the Cotswolds and reviews the progress of his new allotment through 2021.

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